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Koay Soo Kau
1946, Malaysia
Koay Soo Kau
1946, Malaysia

Koay Soo Kau (b. 1946, Penang, Malaysia) is an artist with a career spanning six decades. He was also an art teacher at Sekolah Tinggi Bukit Mertajam, as well as President of the Penang Teacher’s Art Circle from 1993-1997. His artistic practice can be categorised into three eras: his most well-known batik works made in the 60s, realistic-surrealism oil painting in the 90s, and Impressionist paintings. He was a self-taught batik artist who looked to the batik sarong artisans of the east coast, as well as prominent figures such as Chuah Thean Teng and Seah Kim Joo for inspiration.